Owenu Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Owenu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owenu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Owenu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Owenu Come From? nationality or country of origin

Owenu is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Owenu.

How Common Is The Last Name Owenu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Owenu is the 6,723,624th most commonly used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Owenu live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Abia, where 43 percent reside, Edo, where 14 percent reside and Enugu, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oenu8943/
Ouwenou831/
Obenu80492/
Awenu80194/
Owonu8065/
Ojenu8035/
Owanu8023/
Ewenu8020/
Oyenu806/
Hoenu804/
Oengu804/
Owinu802/
Uwenu801/
Houwenou775/
Hobenu73486/
Awenou73112/
Obeanu7364/
Ojenus7319/
Obenau7317/
Ouenou7316/
Awhenu7315/
Hoenou739/
Hovenu737/
Uwuenu733/
Obeinu732/
Owanou731/
Ojienu731/
Ewuenu731/
Houenu731/
Aweanu731/
Awaenu731/
Howanu731/
Hoehnu731/
Hewenu731/
Oyenus731/
Gouwhenou715/
Houenou6713,327/
Yenu67628/
Oinu67473/
Aenu67195/
Hobeanu67179/
Eunu67121/
Einu6788/
Ojennus6764/
Hovenou6722/
Ienu6718/
Awenuha6717/
Ounu6717/
Eenu6716/
Eanu6710/
Howonou677/
Hawenou676/
Hoțeanu674/
Ojnu674/
Oyengau671/
Aweanuh671/
Guwengu671/
Aouenou671/
Aïwenou671/
Oynu671/
Uenu671/
Ouvenou671/
Gouenou671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Owenu
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